Love & Hate

Odes to TV's very best and worst characters and players

The Comeback

Rule Of The Cohen

A Comeback cameo reminds Tara how easy it is to love Andy Cohen. 2014.11.10

New Girl

The Worst Situations Bring Out The Best In Nick Miller

An instant-classic New Girl reminds us of what Nick does best: panic hilariously. 2014.11.05

Jane The Virgin

The Carnal Gift Of Rogelio

Jane The Virgin's biological father is an international superstar, and an international treasure. 2014.11.04

Television

Olive Kitteridge Collects All Your Favourites, Drops Them Off In Maine

HBO's newest literary miniseries is a Dealmaker Hall of Fame. 2014.11.02

The Affair

Will Maura Tierney's Likability Ruin The Affair?

A beloved actor is a so-far-unwitting victim of The Affair, which is a problem since she's CLEARLY better than either of the jerks Affairing. 2014.10.20

The Honourable Woman

The Honourable Woman Adds Awesome MI6 Lady Boss, We Fall In Love

'Isn't Episode 2 kind of early to "love" any character on a show?' She's played by Janet McTeer. 'Oh, got it. Carry on.' 2014.08.08

The Bridge

The Bridge's Ray Of Sunshine

Finally, someone who got in bed with the cartel and still managed to keep his joie de vivre! 2014.07.31

Vicious

Flicking Ash

Why Ash needs to up his game if he intends to keep up with the rest of the cast of Vicious. 2014.07.07

Royal Pains

Royal Pains Could Do Without Boring Boris

No offense to silver fox Campbell Scott, but his character has become expendable. 2014.06.11

MaddAddam

Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam Is Coming To TV!

May this be the first of many TV adaptations for this undisputed Dealmaker. 2014.06.05

Playing House

Playing House's Maggie's Got A Heart As Big As Her Belly

Okay, the belly will shrink soon. But our love for her will not. 2014.06.04

Undateable

Undateable Isn't Good, But Only Chris D'Elia Makes It Unwatchable

Pictured: D'Elia demonstrating the ASL sign for Tara's tolerance for him. 2014.05.30

Fargo

Jordan Peele And Keegan-Michael Key Bring Their Magic To Fargo

And improve it just like they improve every other place they ever go. 2014.05.28

Television

The Normal Heart's Ned Weeks Tries To Survive A Plague

An appreciation of the angriest man in New York. 2014.05.26

The Middle

The Middle Visits Disney World As Only The Middle Can

The Hecks vs. The Happiest Place On Earth makes for kind of a perfect season finale. 2014.05.22

Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful's Heavenly Creature

Why Tara's so firmly pro-Proteus. 2014.05.19

Grey's Anatomy

Cristina Leaves Seattle, But Not Before Giving Meredith A Parting Gift

And it's better than one last 'dance it out.' 2014.05.16

Fargo

Molly's No Marge...But She Is In Charge

How Tara came around on Fargo's lead cop. 2014.05.07

Call The Midwife

Evangelizing About Sister Evangelina

The gruffest resident of Nonnatus House gets a showcase episode on the occasion of her Jubilee; Tara gets a kick in the heart. 2014.04.28

The Good Wife

The Good Wife Lets Alicia Drop Her Armour

It's a pity that it took a tragedy to make her so interesting...but at least something did. 2014.04.14